"We build our American cities around fire trucks…
…We should design our cities, then make the fire trucks fit."
In America, we have the largest fire trucks in the world—
and they’re quietly shaping how our cities look, feel, and function.
In this clip with @AustinTunnell , we break down how one overlooked policy is leading to worse urban design.
Miami once had a reliable, efficient streetcar system - quietly moving thousands downtown, to Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and beyond.
In 1940, the city voted to scrap it. Replaced by buses after hurricanes damaged tracks, the Great Depression crushed ridership, and heavy pressure from auto giants like General Motors and Big Oil pushed diesel buses and cars to drive their profits.
Big government mistake. Those high-capacity electric rails were far more efficient and higher-volume than buses and personal vehicles. Ditching them fueled endless sprawl, jammed our roads, and created the gridlock nightmare hardworking Floridians battle daily.
Hindsight is brutal: Imagine Miami moving smoothly today - no endless traffic jams - if we'd kept those proven, American-built electric lines running. Time to cut the red tape, revive what actually worked, and Make Transportation Great Again.
#Miami #MiamiHistory #transit #urbanism
✅ After - Streamlined with a single modal state:
type ModalType = "DELETE" | "EDIT" | null
const [currentModal, setCurrentModal] = useState<ModalType>(null)
Now, managing and extending modals is smoother and more intuitive.
#React#CodeRefactoring#WebDevelopment
Building an online education platform to teach kids aged 5-12 Spanish as a second language, and I just refactored our modal system by consolidating multiple state variables into a single currentModal state.